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West Sullivan vs Evergreen

88 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (9.2× in West Sullivan) and jobs per worker (2.6× in West Sullivan).

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West Sullivan, MOA small town of 220Missouri · 220 people
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Evergreen, MOA small town of 88Missouri · 88 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

West SullivanA small town of 220
Quiet strengthsWest Sullivan doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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EvergreenA small town of 88
Quiet strengthsEvergreen doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Evergreen →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid9.2×
West Sullivan has the more walkable street grid
West Sullivan 19.3Evergreen 2.1
Jobs per worker2.6×
West Sullivan is more of a job hub
West Sullivan 0.94Evergreen 0.36
Typical home built28 yrs
Evergreen’s homes are older
West Sullivan 2003Evergreen 1975
Size2.5×
West Sullivan is the bigger place
West Sullivan 220Evergreen 88
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
West SullivanEvergreen
Snow a year8″8″
January low—22°F
July high—88°F
Growing season (days)—187d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd70th
Outdoors & history
West SullivanEvergreen
Trails—2 mi
Conserved land—0%
Settled2000—
Community
West SullivanEvergreen
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

88 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

West SullivanMOEvergreenMO
West Sullivan ↔ Evergreen88 miles apart
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What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

West SullivanEvergreen
People
Population 220Highest 88Lowest
Median age 26.7±15.3Lowest 32% below MO 33.5±0.4Highest 14% below MO
Evergreen and West Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15.5%±11.8Lowest MO: 22.3% 23.9%±28.2Highest MO: 22.3%
Evergreen and West Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.4%±10.1Lowest MO: 17.9% 22.7%±42Highest MO: 17.9%
Evergreen and West Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 2.6%Lowest MO: 32.4% 3%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 15.5%±15.4Highest MO: 5.7% 0%±19.3Lowest MO: 5.7%
West Sullivan and Evergreen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $61,875±$23kHighest 12% below MO $46,917±$8kLowest 34% below MO
West Sullivan and Evergreen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $150,000±$63k 35% below MO —
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,424±$230 38% above MO —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,200 38% below MO —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 47%±18.3Highest MO: 45.6% 10.5%±100Lowest MO: 45.6%
West Sullivan and Evergreen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 22.2%Highest MO: 12.6% 0%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 10.8%Highest MO: 68.1% 8.7%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 2003Highest 25 yrs newer than MO 1975Lowest 3 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 min 22% above MO —
Work from home 1%±2.9Highest MO: 13% 0%±52.2Lowest MO: 13%
West Sullivan and Evergreen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.8 miHighest 10.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.94Highest 0.36Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sullivan (19%)Lebanon (55%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EvergreenFew work in West Sullivan
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 19.3Highest 2.1Lowest
Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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